History of the Crusades

the Crusades Episode 304, the Baltic, the Baltic Crusades, the Lithuanian conflict part 9, the Battle of

Tannenberg, part 3. The Battle of Tanenburg Part 3

Hello again.

Last week we examined the build-up to the Battle of Tanenburg.

We saw Kinne Gila decide to head to the town of Osteroda in Prussia and we saw

Grandmaster Urik von Jungingen decide to race ahead with his Judonic Army to block the combined Polish

Lithuanian forces.

The Judonic Army managed to catch up with the invaders when they were camped in a forest near the two villages of Tannenberg and Grunwald.

The Grandmaster ordered his army to form into battle lines on a nearby field, then waited

for King Agilah of Poland and Grand Duke V. Tortoise of Lithuania to gather their forces and attack the Teutonic position.

However, after three hours had passed without any sign of a forthcoming attack, the Grandmaster

sent a herald into the forest to present an unsheathed sword to both Yagyla and Vy tortoise with a message that they should stop

hiding out in the forest like cowards and come out to face the Teutonic Army.

At the conclusion of last week's episode,

Kinga Gila had done exactly that,

giving the order for the Polish Lithuanian Army exactly that

giving the order for the Polish Lithuanian army to form up and get ready to confront the

waiting Teutonic fighters.

Now the first thing which happened was both armies burst out into song. Yes, you heard that right as the Polish and Lithuanian armies were moving into position

the Teutonic forces started belting out the anthem of the Teut Order, which also happened to be the oldest hymn written in the German language.

Not to be outdone, the Polish and Lithuanian fighters began singing a hymn of their own,

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